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African & African American Studies
 
Craig J. Forsyth, Ph.D.
 
Professor, Sociology

B.A. University of New Orleans, 1977, Education, (History and Sociology) (cum laude)

M.A. University of New Orleans, 1979, Sociology

 Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1983
 
P.O. Box 40198
Lafayette, LA 70504
Mouton 104
Phone: 337-482-5372
Email: cjf5714@louisiana.edu
 
Short List of Research Interests:
  • Deviance
  • Criminology
  • Death Penalty
  • Maritime Industry
  • Social Impact of Fisheries and Oil Industry

Major/Principal Publications:

Books
  1. Margavio, Anthony and Craig J. Forsyth, with Shirley Laska and James Mason. 1996. Caught In The Net: Conflict Between Shrimpers And Conservationists College Station: Texas A&M University Press.
  2. Forsyth, Craig. 1989. The American Merchant Seaman and His Industry: Struggle and Stigma New York: Taylor & Francis.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
  1. Quinn, James F., Craig J. Forsyth and Carla Mullen-Quinn. 2004. "Societal Reaction to Sex Offenders: A Review of the Origins and Results of the Myths Surrounding their Crimes and Treatment Amenability." Deviant Behavior 25(3): 215-232.
  2. Wooddell, George, Robert Gramling and Craig J. Forsyth. 2002. "A Method For Modeling Low-Probability High-Consequence Risk Events: Vessel Traffic on the Lower Mississippi River." Pierce Law Review 1(1/2): 85-101.
  3. Gauthier, DeAnn K. and Craig J. Forsyth. 2000. "Buckle Bunnies: Groupies Of The Rodeo Circuit." Deviant Behavior 21(4): 349-365.
  4. Forsyth, Craig J. 1999. "Some Unsettling Maritime Terms: The Interpretation Of Found, Cargo, Ballast, And Voyage." Maritime Policy and Management: An International Journal of Shipping and Port Research 26 (1): 61-68.
  5. Gauthier, DeAnn K. and Craig J. Forsyth. 1999. "Bareback Sex, Bug Chasers, And The Gift Of Death." Deviant Behavior 20(1): 85-100.
  6. Gramling, Robert, Craig J. Forsyth, and George Wooddell. 1998. "Expert Informants and Relative Risk: A Methodology For Modeling Waterways." Risk Analysis: An International Journal 18(5): 557-562.
  7. Forsyth, Craig J. and Rhonda D. Evans. 1998. "Dogmen: The Rationalization Of Deviance." Society & Animals 6 (3): 203-218.
  8. Forsyth, Craig J. and Tina H. Deshotels. 1998. "A Deviant Process: The Sojourn Of The Stripper." Sociological Spectrum 18 (1): 77-92.
  9. Forsyth, Craig J. and Carl L. Bankston III. 1997. "Mitigation In A Capital Murder Case With A Vietnamese Defendant: The Interpretation Of Social Context." Journal Of Applied Sociology 14(1): 147-165.
  10. Forsyth, Craig J. 1996. "The Structuring Of Vicarious Sex." Deviant Behavior 17(3): 279-295.
 
 

Document last revised Thursday, July 15, 2004 12:25 PM

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